Pilgrims at Tabard Inn, Southwark, Caxton woodcut, 1483 The Miller, Ellesmere MS
Quiting
Miller's Prologue (following Knight's Tale)
Now when the knight had thus his story told, In all the rout there was nor young nor old But said it was a fine and noble story Worthy to be kept in memory; And specially the gentle folk, each one. Our host, he laughed and swore, "So may I run, But this goes well; unbuckled is the mail; Let's see now who can tell another tale: For certainly the game has well begun. Now shall you tell, sir monk, if't can be done, Something with which to pay for the knight's tale." (Somwhat to quite with the Knyghtes tale.) --- And "By the arms and blood and bones," he swore, "I have a noble story in my store, With which I will requite the good knight's tale." (With which I wol now quite the Knyghtes tale.)
Reeve's Prologue (following Miller's Tale)
"This drunken miller has related here How was beguiled and fooled a carpenter Perhaps in scorn of me, for I am one. So, by your leave, I'll pay back what he's done; (And, by youre leve, I shal hym quite anoon) All in his own rude language will I speak. I only pray to God his neck may break. For in my eye he knows the straw to find, But to the beam in his own eye, he's blind." "This drunken miller has related here How was beguiled and fooled a carpenter Perhaps in scorn of me, for I am one. So, by your leave, I'll pay back what he's done; All in his own rude language will I speak. I only pray to God his neck may break. For in my eye he knows the straw to find, But to the beam in his own eye, he's blind."
Short Scene from Second Shepherds' Play: British Literature I, Fall 2011 Now when the knight had thus his story told,
In all the rout there was nor young nor old
But said it was a fine and noble story
Worthy to be kept in memory;
And specially the gentle folk, each one.
Our host, he laughed and swore, "So may I run,
But this goes well; unbuckled is the mail;
Let's see now who can tell another tale:
For certainly the game has well begun.
Now shall you tell, sir monk, if't can be done,
Something with which to pay for the knight's tale."
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The Miller, Ellesmere MS
In all the rout there was nor young nor old
But said it was a fine and noble story
Worthy to be kept in memory;
And specially the gentle folk, each one.
Our host, he laughed and swore, "So may I run,
But this goes well; unbuckled is the mail;
Let's see now who can tell another tale:
For certainly the game has well begun.
Now shall you tell, sir monk, if't can be done,
Something with which to pay for the knight's tale." (Somwhat to quite with the Knyghtes tale.)
---
And "By the arms and blood and bones," he swore,
"I have a noble story in my store,
With which I will requite the good knight's tale." (With which I wol now quite the Knyghtes tale.)
How was beguiled and fooled a carpenter
Perhaps in scorn of me, for I am one.
So, by your leave, I'll pay back what he's done; (And, by youre leve, I shal hym quite anoon)
All in his own rude language will I speak.
I only pray to God his neck may break.
For in my eye he knows the straw to find,
But to the beam in his own eye, he's blind."
"This drunken miller has related here
How was beguiled and fooled a carpenter
Perhaps in scorn of me, for I am one.
So, by your leave, I'll pay back what he's done;
All in his own rude language will I speak.
I only pray to God his neck may break.
For in my eye he knows the straw to find,
But to the beam in his own eye, he's blind."
Short Scene from Second Shepherds' Play: British Literature I, Fall 2011
Now when the knight had thus his story told,
In all the rout there was nor young nor old
But said it was a fine and noble story
Worthy to be kept in memory;
And specially the gentle folk, each one.
Our host, he laughed and swore, "So may I run,
But this goes well; unbuckled is the mail;
Let's see now who can tell another tale:
For certainly the game has well begun.
Now shall you tell, sir monk, if't can be done,
Something with which to pay for the knight's tale."